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Zhang Lei: A Farm Cottage ~ 《田家》 张耒 with English Translations

《田家》北宋张耒写的一首七言绝句,此诗描写了田家荒芜的景象,表达了作者对蝗灾的忧虑。 《田家》 张耒 门外青流系野船,白杨红槿短篱边。 旱蝗千里秋田净,野秫萧萧八月天。 A Farm Cottage Zhang Lei In the river, before the door, a deserted boast is moored; Poplars and althaeas stand by a hedge low and short. Drought and locusts have cleared the autumn farmland a thousand li across; In a month for reaping, only wild sorghum remains, forlorn and shivering.

Zhang Lei: Sitting Up at Night ~ 《夜坐》 张耒 with English Translations

这首秋夜即景诗,上联写景,突出了清幽寂静之意;下联景中寓情,用残叶迎风尚有声响来抒发“烈士暮年,壮心不已”的胸怀与抱负,诗写得苍凉悲壮,雄劲有气势。 《夜坐》 张耒 庭户无人秋月明,夜霜欲落气先清。 梧桐真不甘衰谢,数叶迎风尚有声。 Sitting Up at Night Zhang Lei No one is in the courtyard, the autumn moon is bright. The air is chill before the frost in the night. The phoenix tree, unwilling to accept its fate, Rustles its few leaves against the harsh wind.